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Migrants

Borders can’t stem migrants’ search for a better life
Article
/ 13 November 2019

Borders can’t stem migrants’ search for a better life

Young Vietnamese driven by poverty, made worse by climate change, became traffickers’ victims

By Helen Macdonald
Nigerian migrants struggle to reintegrate after Libya ordeal
Africa
/ 17 September 2019

Nigerian migrants struggle to reintegrate after Libya ordeal

Many returnees suffer long-term mental and physical health problems as well as social stigma on returning to Nigeria

By Sophie Bouillon
A new narrative could tackle anti-migrant crisis
Article
/ 10 September 2019

A new narrative could tackle anti-migrant crisis

Faced with the same problem, South Africa is turning to the familiar toolkit to explain a recurrent problem.

By Cuthbeth Tagwirei
Libya conflict: No end in sight to humanitarian crisis
Africa
/ 10 July 2019

Libya conflict: No end in sight to humanitarian crisis

Migrants in Tripoli are staging a hunger strike demanding better protection by the UN as the death toll rises to staggering heights

By Deutsche Welle 1
Rich nations ‘not helping’ refugees
Africa
/ 28 June 2019

Rich nations ‘not helping’ refugees

Conflict in Ethiopia has displaced masses of people, but relief efforts are under-funded

By Simon Allison
Plant, pick, pack: Finding Mpumalanga’s missing fruit pickers
Article
/ 10 December 2018

Plant, pick, pack: Finding Mpumalanga’s missing fruit pickers

In this province, the agricultural and mining sectors draw thousands of workers each year – and then they disappear. Here’s why we need to find them.

By Joan Van Dyk
Migrants don’t leave their right to education behind
Article
/ 22 November 2018

Migrants don’t leave their right to education behind

Schools with the right resources can help to integrate children, support them with their trauma and give them hope for a better future

By Staff Reporter
SA’s contradictory laws discriminate against children of migrants
Article
/ 21 November 2018

SA’s contradictory laws discriminate against children of migrants

Proposed regulations for birth certificates will deny children of migrants the right to education

By Staff Reporter
Play about refugees fleeing as relevant today as it was 12 years ago
Article
/ 6 November 2018

Play about refugees fleeing as relevant today as it was 12 years ago

‘Every Year, Every Day I Am Walking’ has travelled to 25 countries and is back in Cape Town

By Faye Kabali-Kagwa
The migrant and the enemy within
Article
/ 6 September 2018

The migrant and the enemy within

We need to forge an embracing social awareness to counter South Africa’s inherent chauvinism

By Richard Pithouse
Algeria abandons hundreds more African migrants in desert
Africa
/ 16 July 2018

Algeria abandons hundreds more African migrants in desert

A UN migration official has accused Algeria of leaving hundreds of African migrants stranded in the desert

By Deutsche Welle 1
The faces behind SA’s citizenship nightmare
Article
/ 5 July 2018

The faces behind SA’s citizenship nightmare

Home affairs’ continued intransigence and the private sector’s reluctance to employ legal immigrants are taking a heavy personal toll

By Staff Reporter
Algeria abandons 13 000 refugees in the Sahara
Africa
/ 25 June 2018

Algeria abandons 13 000 refugees in the Sahara

An Associated Press report details witness accounts of migrants and refugees from Africa left to die in the Sahara Desert

By Agency
Audio captures border agent joking as migrant families are separated
Article
/ 20 June 2018

Audio captures border agent joking as migrant families are separated

Recording details family separations under Trump’s new “zero-tolerance” policy

By Staff Reporter
Israel to free 207 African migrants from prison
Article
/ 15 April 2018

Israel to free 207 African migrants from prison

Following a court order, the country will release African migrants from prison after the Prime Minister reversed a deal with the UN refugee agency

By Agency
Is the European Union putting African migrants at risk?
Africa
/ 13 November 2017

Is the European Union putting African migrants at risk?

A new report says the EU-Horn of Africa migration policy puts African migrants at risk. DW spoke with the report’s co-author Lutz Oette.

By Staff Reporter
Migrants shot on beach
Africa
/ 10 March 2017

Migrants shot on beach

People smugglers reportedly killed them for refusing to board a boat in bad weather

By Staff Reporter
Breaking free from migrant status
Article
/ 21 October 2016

Breaking free from migrant status

Ronald Muchatuta rejects labels and uses the checked bag to show how the migrants’ identity traps people

By Mary Corrigall
​I was a refugee. One touch of humanity helped me start a new life
Article
/ 19 September 2016

​I was a refugee. One touch of humanity helped me start a new life

As the United Nations met to discuss the refugee crisis, Winnie Byanyima, once a refugee, looks at what can be done.

By Winnie Byanyima
As the UN met to discuss the refugee crisis, one Syrian family was desperate to reunite
Article
/ 19 September 2016

As the UN met to discuss the refugee crisis, one Syrian family was desperate to reunite

Kasem Alsabsabi has a German passport, and cancer, but his family is stuck in a camp in Athens.

By Sarah Crowe
Pushed by poverty, desperate Lebanese youth flee
Article
/ 7 April 2016

Pushed by poverty, desperate Lebanese youth flee

Their migration on a "road of death" is fuelled by endemic corruption, political dysfunction, unemployment and poverty.

By Staff Reporter
Refugees get a boost from Shakespeare’s Hamlet
Article
/ 4 February 2016

Refugees get a boost from Shakespeare’s Hamlet

People holed up in a grim Calais camp could no doubt identify with the tortured Danish prince during a performance by actors from Shakespeare’s Globe.

By Mark Brown
Refugees to boost economic growth in Europe
Article
/ 21 January 2016

Refugees to boost economic growth in Europe

The influx of immigrants will have a positive effect on the GDP of European countries as long as leaders can get migrants into jobs.

By Staff Reporter
EU summit: Migrant crisis top of agenda
Article
/ 17 December 2015

EU summit: Migrant crisis top of agenda

Delegates will discuss a controversial plan for a new European Union force that could shore up borders without the host country’s consent.

By Danny Kemp
Africa’s ‘go-to’ leader Macky Sall tells it like it is
Analysis
/ 19 November 2015

Africa’s ‘go-to’ leader Macky Sall tells it like it is

Senegal’s president, Macky Sall, has what it takes to be considered the serious face of the continent.

By Lee Mwiti
Migrants: Unexpected guests trapped in time and space
Article
/ 8 October 2015

Migrants: Unexpected guests trapped in time and space

The outsider has always held a fascination for artists and writers, helping to shape our view of those who exist in a state of perpetual transition.

By Sean Otoole 1
EU split over refugee crisis
Article
/ 3 September 2015

EU split over refugee crisis

European countries are turning on one another as growing border chaos tests the limits of diplomacy.

By Ian Traynor
Migrant problem, radical answer
Africa
/ 14 August 2015

Migrant problem, radical answer

Creating a country for refugees may be a wild idea but solutions must be found for the desperate.

By Staff Reporter
France ramps up police presence at Channel Tunnel
Article
/ 29 July 2015

France ramps up police presence at Channel Tunnel

France has sent additional police officers to Calais to secure the Eurotunnel terminal after thousands more migrants tried to get to England.

By Staff Reporter
‘Money for papers’ at home affairs
Article
/ 23 July 2015

‘Money for papers’ at home affairs

Endemic bribery is crippling the system meant to regulate the influx of migrants, a study has shown.

By Phillip De Wet
Are foreign migrants the new ‘swart gevaar’?
Article
/ 25 June 2015

Are foreign migrants the new ‘swart gevaar’?

The myth that African migrants are stealing jobs from locals fosters violence and fuels xenophobia.

By Anjuli Maistry
US, Myanmar to engage in talks over migrant crisis
Article
/ 21 May 2015

US, Myanmar to engage in talks over migrant crisis

Myanmar, the US and Southeast Asian envoys are preparing for talks, following Malaysia’s announcement that it would assist migrants stranded at sea.

By Kelly Macnamara
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